JP2002259880A - Method and system for automatically managing donation and contribution - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and system for automatically managing donations and contributions, having new means for settling donations and contributions by providing services to accept donations and contributions by use of portable terminals. SOLUTION: A portable terminal 1, a surrogate reception facility 2, and a settlement facility 3 which are interconnected through a network are used. Money information for specifying the sum of a donation, individual information about a donor, and settlement requirement information are input through the terminal 1 and transmitted to the reception facility 2. The reception facility 2 transmits the settlement requirement information to the settlement facility 3 to request the settlement facility to determine if a settlement can be made; if the settlement can be made, reception of the donation is approved, and this is reported to the terminal 1; if the settlement cannot be made, reception of the donation is rejected and this is reported to the terminal 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic donation which can automatically make a donation or donation using a portable terminal.
The present invention relates to a donation processing method and system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an unspecified number of people make a donation or donation, use a transfer from a financial institution. At present, donators rely on a method of arbitrarily putting cash into a donation box to be set up.

[0003]

However, when using a transfer by a financial institution as a settlement means, a time for donating or collecting funds must be secured during the business hours of the financial institution. It would be difficult for workers to make donations and donations, and they would miss out on donations and donations. Further, according to the donation method of putting cash into the donation box, there are inconveniences such as collection and counting of cash, management of cash, and labor costs and labor of the worker.

[0004] In view of the fact that portable terminals with a liquid crystal display capable of connecting to the Internet and sending and receiving e-mails have recently appeared in the present invention, donations and donations using such portable terminals have been made. Providing a reception service provides a new means of settlement for donations and donations, so that donations and donations can be made anytime, anywhere, and the labor costs and labor of workers involved in donations and donations The main object of the present invention is to provide an automatic donation / collection processing method and system capable of reducing the number of donations.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic donation and donation processing method according to the present invention comprises a portable terminal connected to a user,
At the time of automatically receiving a donation or donation from the user using a reception agency and a settlement institution, at least via the mobile terminal, at least amount information for specifying the amount of the donation or donation And inputting personal information of the person who makes the donation or donation, and settlement necessary information required to settle the amount specified in the amount information, and transmitting these information to the reception agency. The reception agency receives the amount information, the personal information, and the payment required information transmitted from the mobile terminal,
Requesting the settlement institution to transmit the settlement necessary information and requesting the determination of the possibility of settlement; and the settlement institution receives the settlement necessary information and determines whether settlement is possible based on the settlement necessary information, Transmitting the determination result to the reception agency, and the reception agency receives the determination result of the settlement transmitted from the settlement agency, and accepts the donation or donation if the settlement is possible. And transmitting a notification to that effect to the mobile terminal, and if settlement is not possible, rejecting the donation or donation and transmitting a notification to that effect to the mobile terminal. It is a feature (claim 1).

[0006] Therefore, the user inputs amount information, personal information, and information necessary for settlement from the portable terminal, and transmits these information to the receiving agency, so that the information necessary for settlement is received from the accepting agency. Is sent to the settlement institution to determine whether settlement is possible, and if acceptance by the reception agency is approved based on the determination result, a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal, and acceptance by the reception agency is If rejected, a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal, so that donations or donations can be made using the mobile terminal regardless of location or time.

At this time, in order to prevent unintentional donations and donations, the amount information, personal information, and information required for settlement are separately transmitted. A step of presenting a confirmation screen to the terminal and prompting the user of the portable terminal to confirm may be further provided (claim 2).

A step of inputting, via the portable terminal, selection information for selecting whether to make the donation or donation collectively or every predetermined period, and transmitting the selection information to the reception agency. When the donation or donation is made in a lump, the reception agency urges the settlement institution to settle the lump sum, and when the donation or the donation is made in a predetermined period, a predetermined amount is sent to the settlement institution. A step of prompting settlement for each period (claim 3).

According to such a configuration, the way of donating or collecting money can be selected, so that the same operation does not have to be repeated every time when the user wants to make a regular donation or money donation.

Here, the payment necessary information may be, for example, information relating to the credit card such as the credit card number and the expiration date, and the payment may be made by the credit card.

[0011] In selecting a donation destination or a donation destination,
The method includes a step of transmitting a list of donation destinations or donations prepared by the reception agency to the mobile terminal, and a step of selecting a donation destination or donation destination from the list via the mobile terminal. Even if the process of each step according to claim 1 is performed for the provided donation destination or donation destination (claim 5), the reception of the donation or donation is displayed on the screen provided by the existing server connected to the network. 2. A service selection key is provided, and when a selection key is pressed on a screen provided by an existing server via a mobile terminal to select a donation or donation reception service, processing of each step according to claim 1 May be performed (claim 6).

According to the former configuration, it is possible to make a donation or donation after selecting a donation destination or a donation destination from a list prepared in advance by the reception agency.
According to the latter configuration, it is possible to increase opportunities for donation or donation by linking to an existing site.

[0013] Further, in order to report to the donor or the fundraiser the use of the fund or the activity report from the organization or group of the donor or the recipient, an e-mail from the donor or the donor via the portable terminal. And a step of, when there is a request for e-mail distribution, a step of distributing an e-mail from a donation destination or a donation destination to a mobile terminal via a reception agency. (Claim 7).

Further, the method may further include a step of requesting the reception agency to issue a receipt via the portable terminal (claim 8). The method may further include a step of determining whether or not the amount specified by is within the range of the acceptance limit, and refusing to accept a donation or donation if the amount exceeds the range of the acceptance limit. 9).

Further, in order to update the amount information, personal information, settlement required information, selection information, etc. sent from the portable terminal to the reception agency, the information sent from the mobile terminal and received by the reception agency is updated. The method may further include a step of requesting an update via the mobile terminal, and a step of a receiving agency updating the received information based on an update request from the mobile terminal (claim 10).

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic donation and donation processing system according to the present invention uses a portable terminal, a reception agency, and a settlement institution used by a user connected via a network. The mobile terminal automatically receives a donation or donation from the user, and the portable terminal includes at least amount information for specifying the amount of the donation or donation, and a person who makes the donation or donation. Input means for inputting personal information and payment necessary information required to settle the amount specified by the amount information, and transmission means for transmitting these information to the reception agency. An institution configured to receive the money amount information, the personal information, and the payment necessary information sent from the mobile terminal, and the received money amount information, the personal information, and the decision Storage means for storing necessary information,
Means for transmitting the settlement necessary information to the settlement institution and requesting determination of whether or not settlement is possible, wherein the settlement institution comprises a means for receiving the settlement necessary information, and a settlement based on the received settlement necessary information. Means for determining whether or not settlement is possible, and means for transmitting the result of determination to the reception agency, wherein the reception agency receives the determination result of whether the settlement determined by the settlement institution, Is acceptable, the acceptance of the donation or donation is approved and a notification to that effect is sent to the mobile terminal.If the settlement is not possible, the acceptance of the donation or donation is refused and a notification to that effect is sent. Means for transmitting data to the portable terminal (claim 11).

Therefore, the user inputs amount information, personal information, and information required for payment from the portable terminal and transmits the information to the reception agency, and the information required for payment is received from the agency. Is sent to the settlement institution to determine whether settlement is possible, and if acceptance by the reception agency is approved based on the determination result, a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal, and acceptance by the reception agency is If rejected, a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal, so that donations or donations can be made using the mobile terminal regardless of location or time.

At this time, the input of information by the input means and the transmission of information by the transmission means are separately performed for each piece of information so that donations and donations are not made unwillingly. Each time, the reception agency may further provide a means for presenting a confirmation screen to the portable terminal and prompting the user of the portable terminal to confirm.
2).

[0019] The portable terminal may include means for inputting selection information for selecting whether to make the donation or donation collectively or at predetermined time intervals, and may transmit the input selection information to the reception agency. Means for receiving the selection information sent from the mobile terminal, and if the donation or fundraising is collective, collective settlement to the clearing house If the donation or donation is made at predetermined intervals, means may be further provided for urging the clearing house to settle at predetermined intervals (claim 13).

According to such a configuration, since a method of donating or collecting money can be selected, it is not necessary to repeat the same operation every time when the user wants to regularly donate or raise money.

Here, the payment necessary information may be information relating to the credit card such as a credit card number and an expiration date, for example, and the payment may be made by the credit card.

[0022] The reception agency may further comprise means for transmitting a list of donations or donations prepared in advance to the portable terminal, and the portable terminal may receive the list of donations or donations. And a means for selecting a donation destination or a donation destination from the received list (claim 15). However, a donation or a donation destination is displayed on a screen provided by an existing server connected to the network. A selection key for a donation reception service is provided, and when a selection key is pressed on a screen provided by the existing server via the mobile terminal and a donation or donation reception service is selected, the mobile terminal and the The process may be shifted to a process with a reception agency (claim 16).

According to the former configuration, it is possible to make a donation or donation after selecting a donation destination or a donation destination from a list prepared in advance by the reception agency.
According to the latter configuration, it is possible to increase opportunities for donation or donation by linking to an existing site.

Further, in order to report to the donor or the fundraiser how the fund is used or the activity report from the organization or organization of the recipient or the fundraising destination or the individual, an electronic report from the donor or the donor via the portable terminal is provided. The reception agency may further include a unit that transmits a mail distribution request to the reception agency, and the reception agency may further include a unit that distributes an email from a donation destination or a donation destination to the mobile terminal when there is an electronic mail distribution request. (Claim 17).

Further, the portable terminal may be further provided with means for requesting the receiving agency to issue a receipt (claim 18). It may further include means for determining whether the specified amount is within the range of the acceptance limit, and means for refusing to accept a donation or donation if the amount exceeds the range of the acceptance limit ( Claim 19).

Further, in order to update the amount information, personal information, settlement required information, selection information, etc. sent from the portable terminal to the reception agency, the information is transmitted from the portable terminal to the reception agency and is updated by the reception agency. The information processing apparatus may further include means for requesting an update of the received information, and the reception agency may further include means for updating the received information based on an update request from the mobile terminal.

[0027]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a network configuration of a system for making political donations as an example of a donation and donation processing system according to the present invention. This system includes a plurality of mobile terminals 1 used by an unspecified number of users.
In this example, a mobile phone 5 capable of digital data transmission is used as the mobile terminal 1 in this example. The network 4 comprises a mobile phone network connected to a mobile phone 5 via a wireless line, and the Internet connecting the mobile phone network to the reception agency 2 and connecting the reception agency 2 and the settlement agency 3. Have been.

The mobile phone 5 has a display section 10 composed of a liquid crystal display, input buttons for inputting numbers and characters, mode switching buttons for switching to various service modes such as e-mail, and a cursor position displayed on the display section 10. An operation unit 11 including a scroll button to be moved, a storage unit, a communication control unit, and the like, a function of connecting to the Internet by operating the operation unit 11, a function of transmitting and receiving data such as e-mail, a function of transmitting data, It is a known device having a function of displaying received data and the like. The mobile phone 5 has a browser as an interface with the reception agency 2. This browser is realized as a program stored in a storage unit. The storage unit further stores a communication program for connecting to the reception agency 2 via the Internet, transmitting and receiving data, and the like. .

The accepting agency 2 performs a process of accepting a donation with an unspecified number of portable terminals 1,
This is an organization that performs processing such as sending and receiving settlement information between the user and the mobile phone 5 of the delivery destination specified by the user side, and is configured by a computer such as a server. Donor Database 1
3. It has a control unit 14, a communication control unit, etc., and has a homepage launched on the Internet to provide a donation acceptance service.

The donor database 12 stores information on members of the donor party, and the donor database 13 stores information for specifying the method of donation (information for specifying whether payment is to be made in a lump sum or monthly), donors Amount information to determine the amount of donation from, and personal information of the donor (name, occupation,
It stores the date of birth, gender, telephone number, e-mail address, address, etc.), and information necessary for settlement of the donation (credit card type, credit card number, expiration date, etc.).

The control unit 14 includes a central processing unit (CPU) (not shown), a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), an input / output port (I / O), and the like. Processing of various data sent from the mobile phone 5 used by the user according to the program, generation of data to be transmitted based on the data, and processing of various requests from the user are performed.

The settlement institution 3 receives the necessary settlement information sent from the reception agency 2 and determines whether settlement is possible or not, and performs processing for directly or indirectly paying the donation to the donor. It is composed of a computer such as a credit card company and has a communication control unit and the like.

Using such a system configuration, in the following, a mobile phone 5 is used as the mobile terminal 1 and a credit card company is assumed as the settlement institution 3. Processing to be performed; and
The outline of the processing performed between the reception agency 2 and the credit card company will be described.

When an unspecified number of users who are donors select a member to contribute, and make a contribution to the selected member, the mobile phone 5 used by the user is connected to the Internet. The homepage provided by the reception agency 2 is accessed, and a menu screen as shown in FIG.

The menu screen is provided with buttons for explanation of the donation system, reception of e-mail distribution, an outline of the reception agency 2, and a "member of parliament" button for selecting a member of the parliament for donation. Press the "Member of Parliament" button to narrow down the parliamentarians to whom the donation will be made.

That is, when the “member of parliament” button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 2A, the screen is switched to a selection screen of a display method for displaying the members of parliament in the order of the kana syllabary, election distinction, and parliament (see FIG. 2). (B)) On this screen, when the "alphabetical order" button for displaying, for example, the Japanese syllabary order is pressed, the screen is switched to a screen for displaying a line-by-line heading for each parliament (FIG. 2C). . Then, when a row-by-line heading to which a desired member belongs is pressed on this screen, the screen switches to a screen displaying a list of names of all members belonging to that line (FIG. 2D). By selecting a member of the Diet who wants to contribute and pressing its name, the screen is switched to the selected member's screen (FIG. 2 (e)).

On the screen of a member of the Diet shown in FIG. 2E, a button for accessing the personal site of the member of the Diet, an "online donation reception" button for receiving an online donation, and a "mail reception reception" button for receiving a mail distribution A "Personal Information Correction" button is provided to correct the personal information of registered donors, and when the user presses the "Online Donation Acceptance" button, the selected member is shown in Fig. 3 and following. The donation process is performed in such a way as to be performed.

The flow described above is a method of selecting a donor from the member list prepared by the reception agency 2. However, a screen for members provided by another existing server (FIG. 2 (f)) is displayed. When a donation selection key 15 is pressed on a screen provided by the existing server via the mobile phone 5, the donation selection key 15 is pressed.
The processing of the donation procedure as shown below is performed similarly.

When the online donation reception button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 2E, or the selection key 15 of the donation reception service provided in another existing site shown in FIG. 2F is pressed. In this case, the reception agency 2 presents a menu screen as shown in FIG. The menu screen is provided with a button for selecting whether the user is the first to make a donation or a person who has previously made a donation and registered personal information. You can choose whether or not.

When a button for selecting a donor is pressed for the first time on this screen, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and the reception agency 2 receives the information from FIG.
A screen as shown in (b) is presented. On this screen, a message prompting you to read the membership agreement is displayed, and a "membership agreement" button for displaying the membership agreement is provided.
The user selects the “Membership Agreement” button to view the membership agreement, and selects the “Next” button to proceed to the next step.

When the "Membership Agreement" button is pressed on this screen, the reception agency 2 displays a membership agreement screen as shown in FIG. 3C, and when the "Next" button is pressed, The processing shown in FIG. 4 is performed.

On the other hand, when a button for selecting a person who has previously contributed and registered personal information is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 3A, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2. In response, the reception agency 2 presents a screen as shown in FIG. This screen shows where you can enter your e-mail address and password to save the trouble of input procedure for those who have already registered personal information, and only the e-mail address for those who have forgotten their password. The user can operate the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to enter an input in any of the input fields, and the user can use an e-mail to save the trouble of the input procedure. If you enter an address and password, click the "OK" button. If you enter an e-mail address to obtain a forgotten password,
Select the "Send" button.

When the "Send" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 3D, a message for transmitting the password as shown in FIG. An e-mail displaying the password as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 (d)
When the "OK" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 5, like the new donor, FIG.
The screen of (a) is presented, and the information input or updated last time is displayed in the input portion of each screen thereafter.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the process of the donation procedure after the "next" button is pressed in FIG. 3B. The process of the donation procedure will be described below with reference to this flowchart.

First, the user selects a donation method using the mobile phone 5, and transmits this selection information to the reception agency 2 (step 20). In response, the reception agency 2
Receives the data on the selection information and presents a confirmation screen to the user of the mobile phone 5 to urge the user to confirm the donation method (steps 22 and 24). afterwards,
The user inputs the donation amount using the mobile phone 5, and transmits this amount information to the reception agency 2 (step 2).
6). In response, the reception agency 2 receives the data on the amount information and presents a confirmation screen to the user of the mobile phone 5 to urge the user to confirm the donation amount (steps 28 and 30). ). Thereafter, the user inputs personal information using the mobile phone 5 and inputs the personal information to the reception agency 2.
(Step 32). In response to this, the reception agency 2 receives the data on the personal information and presents a confirmation screen to the user of the mobile phone 5 to urge the user to confirm the personal information (steps 34 and 36). ).

After the above processing, the user uses the mobile phone 5 to input credit card information as payment necessary information required to settle the donation, and transmits this to the reception agency 2 ( Step 38). In response,
Upon receiving the data on the credit card information, the reception agency 2 presents a confirmation screen to the user of the mobile phone 5, and urges the user to confirm the credit card information (steps 40 and 42). Then, at the stage of confirmation, the credit card information is transmitted from the reception agency 2 to the credit card company, which is the settlement institution 3, via the settlement vendor, and a request is made to determine whether or not settlement is possible (step 4).
6, 48).

The credit card company determines whether or not authentication is possible based on the received credit card information, and notifies the result to the reception agency 2 (steps 50 and 5).
2). Receiving agent 2 receives this authentication result (step 54), and if the payment is not possible without authentication, the reception agency 2 rejects the donation and informs the mobile phone 5 in the form of an authentication impossible screen. , And presents an authentication impossible screen (step 56). Also, if you can be authenticated and settled,
The acceptance of the donation is approved, a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile phone 5 in the form of an authentication-possible screen, and the authentication-possible screen is presented (step 58). Then, after the authentication possible screen is presented, a Thank You mail is transmitted to the user's mobile phone 5 (step 60). The user recognizes that the donation procedure has been completed normally by receiving the Thank You mail (step 62).

Note that the confirmation screen presented by the reception agency 2 and the screen for the user to input information from the mobile phone 5 may be performed on the same screen or on separate screens. It may be. Further, after the confirmation in step 42, a step of finally confirming the donation content may be provided.

In FIGS. 5 and 6, a more specific configuration example of the processing shown in FIG. 4 is shown as a flow of a screen configuration example displayed on the display unit 10 of the mobile phone 5. Hereinafter, this screen configuration example will be described. Description will be made based on the flow.

When the "next" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 3B, the accepting agency 2 presents a donation method selection screen as shown in FIG. 5A. The donation method selection screen has a collective donation button used to make a single donation, a monthly donation button used to make a monthly donation, and a donation stop button used to request that the donation be stopped. The user can select a donation method on this screen.

When the collective donation button is selected on this screen, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response, the reception agency 2 presents a screen as shown in FIG. 5B. On this screen, the donation method selected by the user and the part for inputting the donation amount are displayed, and the user can confirm that the donation method is a lump-sum donation on this screen and enter the donation amount. ing.

The portion for inputting the donation amount is provided with a portion for selecting a preset amount and a portion for arbitrarily writing the amount. The user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to make a donation amount. Is input by selecting or writing. If the input content is acceptable, the user selects the “Next” button. If the user inputs again, the user selects the “RESET” button.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the input donation amount information is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 shown in FIG. 5 (c). A confirmation screen of such a donation amount is presented to urge the user to confirm the donation amount. The user selects the “Yes” button if the donation amount displayed on the screen is acceptable, and otherwise selects the “No” button to return to the screen of FIG. 5B.

Here, in the selection or writing of the amount of donation, the total amount of donation for the donor per year is a predetermined amount (for example, 15
In order to make it impossible to enter a donation exceeding 10,000 yen, the reception agency 2 determines the maximum amount of donations that can be accepted. Then, the screen returns to the screen of FIG.

When the “Yes” button is pressed on the screen of FIG. 5C, the reception agency 2 presents a personal information input screen as shown in FIG. 5D. On this screen, there are provided portions for inputting the name of the donor and its pseudonym, occupation, date of birth, gender, e-mail address, telephone number, postal code, and the like.
By operating the operation unit 11, the user selects the "Next" button if the entered information is acceptable, and selects the "RESET" button if the entered information is to be entered again.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the input personal information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and
If there is an unfilled portion, a screen as shown in FIG. 5 (e) indicating a portion not filled out is presented from the reception agency 2 and if there is no omission, the reception agency 2 shows the screen shown in FIG.
An input screen of the user's address as shown in (f) is presented. In this screen, a part of the address automatically recognized from the postal code input in FIG. 5D is displayed, and other uninput parts (such as a street address and a building name) are input. A portion for selecting whether or not to receive mail from the donor and a portion for selecting whether or not to issue a receipt are displayed. The user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 and inputs an uninput portion. At the same time, select whether to deliver mail or not to issue a receipt, and press the “Next” button if you are satisfied with the contents.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the information input or selected in FIG. 5 (f) is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and the reception agency 2 receives the information from FIG.
A confirmation screen as shown in (g) is presented. This screen displays the personal information entered or selected by the user in FIGS. 5D and 5F, and prompts the user to confirm the personal information on this screen. The user selects the “Yes” button if the content displayed on this screen is acceptable, otherwise selects the “No” button and returns to the screen of FIG.

On the other hand, when the monthly donation button is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 5A, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and the information is transmitted from the reception agency 2 in FIG. A screen as shown is presented. On this screen, the donation method selected by the user and the part for inputting the donation amount are displayed. The user can confirm that the donation method is donation every month on this screen and can input the donation amount. Has become.

The portion for inputting the donation amount is provided with a portion for selecting a preset amount and a portion for writing the amount arbitrarily. The user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to make a donation amount. Is input by selecting or writing. If the input content is acceptable, the user selects the “Next” button. If the user inputs again, the user selects the “RESET” button.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the information of the input donation amount is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 shown in FIG. 5 (i). A confirmation screen of such a donation amount is presented to urge the user to confirm the donation amount. The user selects the “Yes” button if the donation amount displayed on this screen is acceptable, otherwise selects the “No” button to return to the screen of FIG. 5 (h).

In this case as well, in selecting or writing the amount of donation, the total amount of the donor's annual donation is a predetermined amount (for example, 1
In order to make it impossible to enter more than 50,000 yen), the reception agency 2 determines the maximum amount of donations that can be accepted. It refuses and returns to the screen of FIG. 5 (h). Then, on the screen of FIG.
When the "Yes" button is pressed, the above-described FIG.
The screens shown in (d) to (g) are sequentially presented to request a similar procedure from the user.

When the donation stop button is selected on the screen shown in FIG. 5A, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and shown in FIG. 5J. Such a screen is presented. This screen is provided with a part for inputting a name, an e-mail address, a telephone number, and the like of a user whose donation is to be stopped, and the user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to input such personal information. Is selected, and the button "OK" is selected if the entered content is acceptable, and the button "RESET" is selected if the content is entered again.

When the "OK" button is pressed on this screen, the donation suspension information input in FIG. 5 (j) is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 transmits the information shown in FIG.
A donation cancellation notification screen as shown in (k) is presented.

When the "Yes" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 5 (g) in the process of accepting a lump-sum donation or a monthly donation, as shown in FIG. 6, the donation amount specified by the user is settled. Credit card information is input as necessary settlement information to make a payment, and a request is made to the credit card company to judge whether or not settlement is possible based on the credit card information. A process of transmitting a notification of acceptance / non-acceptance is performed.

That is, when the "Yes" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG.
A screen as shown in (a) is presented. On this screen,
A part for selecting the type of credit card, a part for inputting a credit card number and an expiration date of the card are displayed, and requests the user to input credit card information. In response to this, the user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to select the type of credit card, inputs the credit card number and the expiration date of the card. If you want to re-enter,
Select the "SET" button.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the credit card information entered in FIG. 6A is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2
6 shows a confirmation screen for credit card information as shown in FIG. 6B, and prompts the user to confirm the credit card information. The user selects the “Yes” button if the content displayed on this screen is acceptable, otherwise selects the “No” button to return to the screen of FIG. 6A.

When the "Yes" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG.
A final confirmation screen showing the content of the donation information as shown in (c) is presented, and the user finally confirms the intention of the donation. Then, when the user finally accepts the donation, the user selects the “donate” button, and when the user cancels, the user selects the “RESET” button. When the "donate" button is selected on this screen, this confirmation information is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response, the reception agency 2 transmits the credit card information to the credit card company and performs authentication. Request for determination.

Then, upon receiving a notification from the credit card company that authentication has not been made and payment is not possible, the reception agency 2 refuses to accept the donation, and this is shown in FIG. 6 (d). Such a non-authentication screen is presented for notification. On the other hand, upon receiving a notification from the credit card company that the authentication has been made and the settlement is possible, the reception agency 2 approves the reception of the donation and confirms the fact in FIG.
(E) is presented and notified, and at the same time, the donation method, the amount of donation, personal information, credit card information, and the like are presented to the donor database 13 for each donor.
In addition, a Thank You mail as shown in FIG. 6F is transmitted to the user's mobile phone 5 to notify that the donation has been accepted.

When the reception of the donation is completed as described above and the donation is normally received, the reception agency 2
Requests a credit card company for settlement in accordance with the selected donation method based on the donation information input by the user. That is, if the donor selects the lump sum donation, the credit card company is prompted to make a lump sum payment, and if the donor selects the monthly donation, the lender is settled monthly with the credit card company. Prompt. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, a contribution is paid from a credit card company, which is a settlement institution, to a member of the donation destination, and a donation amount is collected from a user who made a donation at a later date.

By the way, in the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to select the presence or absence of mail delivery at the stage of inputting personal information, but separately from the screen shown in FIG. By pressing, registration of mail distribution is similarly performed. That is, in FIG.
Although the same screen as that shown in FIG. 7E is shown, when the reception button of the mail distribution is pressed on this screen, the reception agency 2 receives the mail and displays the distribution destination information as shown in FIG. An input screen is presented. This screen is provided with a part for inputting the name of the donor, the name of the prefecture of the address, an e-mail address of the distribution destination, a part for selecting the time zone for e-mail distribution, and the like. By operating the operation unit 11 of FIG. 5, the distribution destination information is input, and if the input content is acceptable, a “Next” button is selected.

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the distribution destination information input in FIG. 7B is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 transmits the delivery destination information shown in FIG.
A confirmation screen as shown in (c) is presented, prompting the user to confirm the distribution destination. The user selects the “OK” button if the content displayed on the screen is acceptable, and selects the “RESET” button if the user wants to cancel. When the “OK” button is selected on this screen, the reception agency 2 displays a mail delivery registration completion notification screen as shown in FIG.

FIGS. 8 and 9 show a screen flow for correcting the personal information of the donor registered in the reception agency, and the personal information can be corrected by changing the personal information from the screen shown in FIG. 2 (e). This can be done by pressing the information correction button. That is, in FIG.
Although the same screen as (e) is shown, when the personal information correction button is pressed on this screen,
An input screen as shown in FIG. 8B is presented by the reception agency. This screen shows where you can enter your e-mail address and password to save the trouble of input procedure for those who have already registered personal information, and only the e-mail address for those who have forgotten their password. There is provided a place where the user can enter, and if the user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 and enters an e-mail address and a password in order to save the trouble of the input procedure, "OK" is displayed. Button, and if the e-mail address has been entered to obtain the forgotten password, select the "Send" button.

When the "Send" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8B, a message for transmitting the password as shown in FIG. An e-mail displaying the password as shown in FIG. 8D is transmitted to the mobile phone 5.

On the other hand, when the user inputs the e-mail address and the password on the screen shown in FIG. 8B and presses the OK button, the information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and
In response to this, if the e-mail address matches the password assigned thereto, the reception agency 2 presents a menu screen as shown in FIG. 8 (e). On this screen, check the personal data change button for updating the registrant's personal data, the card information change button for updating the credit card information, the mail delivery management button for managing the presence or absence of mail delivery, and the donation history A donation history button, a donation condition change button for changing donation conditions, etc. are provided, and the user can select any button to change or confirm registered information. I have.

On the screen shown in FIG. 8E, "Change personal data"
When the button is pressed, the reception agency 2 sends a
An input screen for personal information as shown in (f) is presented.
On this screen, there are provided portions for inputting the name of the donor and its pseudonym, occupation, date of birth, gender, telephone number, e-mail address, and the like. To enter these personal information,
If the entered content is acceptable, select the button "Next". If the entered content is entered again, select the button "RESET".

When the "next" button is pressed on this screen, the reception agency 2 presents a user address input screen as shown in FIG. 8 (g). This screen is provided with a portion for inputting a postal code and an address. The user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to input these input portions. To re-enter, select the "RESET" button.

When the "next" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 (g), personal information is transmitted to the reception agency 2 and
In response, the reception agency 2 presents a confirmation screen as shown in FIG. In this screen, the user
(F) and the personal information entered in FIG. 8 (g) are displayed,
This screen prompts the user to confirm personal information.
The user selects the “Update” button to update the personal information if the content is to be updated to the content displayed on the screen, and otherwise selects the “Modify” button to display the screen shown in FIG. Return.

When the "change card information" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 (e), the reception agency 2 presents a personal information input screen as shown in FIG. 8 (i). You. On this screen, a part for selecting the type of credit card, a part for inputting a credit card number and an expiration date of the card are displayed, and the user is requested to input credit card information. In response to this, the user selects the type of credit card, inputs the credit card number and the expiration date of the card, and clicks the "Confirm" button if the contents are acceptable, and the "RESET" button if the information is to be entered again. Select

When the "confirmation" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 8 (i), the credit card information input in FIG. 8 (i) is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 is received. A confirmation screen for the credit card information as shown in FIG. 8 to FIG. 8 (j) is presented to prompt the user to confirm the credit card information. The user selects the “update” button to update to the content displayed on the screen.

FIG. 9 (a) shows the same screen as FIG. 8 (e). In FIG. 9 (a), when the "mail delivery management" button is pressed, 9
A mail distribution management screen as shown in (b) is presented.
This screen is provided with a portion for selecting whether or not mail is to be delivered. The user operates the operation unit 11 of the mobile phone 5 to select whether or not to deliver mail. "Button.

When the "confirm" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 9B, the credit card information input in FIG. 9B is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and in response to this, the reception agency 2 is received. From 2 to 9 (c), a confirmation screen for the presence or absence of mail distribution as shown in FIG. 9 (c) is presented, prompting the user to confirm the presence or absence of mail distribution. The user selects the “update” button if the content displayed on this screen is acceptable.

When the "donation history" button is pressed in FIG. 9A, the reception agency 2 displays a donation history screen as shown in FIG. 9D. On this screen,
A total amount of donations of this year, a total amount of donations of each month, a total amount of donations of last year, and the like are displayed, and a donation condition change button for changing donation conditions is provided.

When the donation condition change button is pressed, as shown in FIG. 9 (a), the receiving agency 2 receives the change from the reception agency 2 in the same manner as when the "donation condition change" button is pressed. A donation condition change screen is presented. This screen is provided with a part for selecting whether to make a donation method every month or a lump-sum donation, and an input part for arbitrarily inputting the donation amount. By operating the unit 11, a donation method is selected and the donation amount is input. If the contents are acceptable, a “confirm” button is pressed.

When the "confirmation" button is pressed on the screen shown in FIG. 9 (e), the information on the donation conditions input on this screen is transmitted to the reception agency 2, and the reception agency 2 receives the information. A confirmation screen for changing the donation condition as shown in FIG. 9F is presented, and the user is prompted to confirm the donation condition. The user selects the “update” button if the content displayed on this screen is acceptable.

Here, in the input of the donation amount, the donation agency 2 makes a donation so that the total donation amount of the donor over the year cannot exceed a predetermined amount (for example, 150,000 yen). Is determined, and if it exceeds this limit, the input of the donated amount is refused and the screen returns to the screen of FIG. 9E.

In each of the above-mentioned screens, a "return" button for returning to the previous screen and a "TOP" button for returning to the top screen are added as necessary.

Therefore, in the above-described configuration, if the user inputs a donation method, amount information, personal information, and information necessary for settlement from the mobile phone 5 and transmits these information to the reception agency 2, the reception is performed. The information necessary for settlement is sent from the agency 2 to the credit card company as the settlement institution 3 to judge whether or not settlement is possible. Based on the result, the donation agency 2 makes a donation to the user via the mobile phone 5. Since a notice to accept or a notice to refuse the donation is given, a new payment channel using a credit card can be established, and the donation can be made regardless of the place and time.

In addition, the donation method, amount information, personal information,
Also, every time the payment required information is transmitted, the confirmation screen is presented to the user of the mobile phone 5 from the reception agency 2 so that it is possible to prevent the donation from being performed unintentionally. Since it is possible to select whether to make donations in a lump or every month, there is no need to repeat the same operation every time if one wants to make donations regularly.

Further, the reception processing shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) to (e), if the donor agency selects a donation destination from a list prepared in advance by the receiving agency, the receiving agency 2 makes the donation from the stage of providing the information of the donor. If the reception process shown in FIG. 3 and subsequent figures is linked to a screen provided by an existing server, it is possible to further increase a user's donation opportunity. .

Further, since the distribution of an e-mail from the donor can be requested, the organization, the organization, and the individual of the donor receive a report on the use of the funds and the activity report to the donor using the e-mail. And it is possible to easily understand the flow of the donated money, and it is possible to request the reception agency 2 to issue a receipt. Anxiety about donating using the terminal can be eliminated, and the fact of donation can be confirmed.

Further, according to this system, the reception agency 2 determines whether or not the donation amount of the donor is within a predetermined reception limit throughout the year. Since the donation of the donation is refused, it is possible to cope with a case where the total annual donation of the individual is limited.

Furthermore, if the donation condition, personal information, and information required for settlement, etc. transmitted from the mobile phone 5 and received by the reception agency 2 can be updated via the mobile phone 5, the user will be able to update the next time. , The information that changes over time on the user side can be reflected.

In the above-described configuration, the case where the present system is used for accepting political contributions has been described.
It may be used when making other donations, or may be used when making various donations.
Although the case where the mobile phone 5 is used as the mobile terminal 1 has been described, a mobile tool other than the mobile phone may be used.

[0094]

As described above, according to the automatic donation and donation processing method and system according to the present invention, at least the amount information for specifying the amount of the donation or donation via the portable terminal, and the donation. Alternatively, enter the personal information of the person making the donation and the necessary settlement information required to settle the amount specified in the amount information, send this information to the reception agency, and settle the payment by the reception agency. The information is sent to the payment institution to request the determination of whether or not payment is possible.If the payment is possible, the reception of the donation or donation is approved and a notification to that effect is sent to the mobile terminal.If the payment is not possible, Since we have refused to accept donations or donations and sent a notice to that effect to the mobile terminal, it is possible to establish a new payment channel for donations and donations, and donate or donate anywhere and at any time Can do Kill as to become. In addition, since the donation or donation can be performed using the mobile terminal, it is possible to reduce labor costs and labor of workers involved in donation or donation.

At this time, the amount information, the personal information, and the information required for settlement are separately transmitted, and each time, the reception agency presents a confirmation screen to the portable terminal and confirms it to the user of the portable terminal. Will help prevent donations and donations from being made involuntarily.

[0096] Further, the user is allowed to select whether to make a donation or donation collectively or at predetermined intervals through a portable terminal.
If the settlement institution is urged to collectively settle and donations or donations are made at predetermined intervals, if the settlement institution is encouraged to settle at every predetermined period, the degree of donation or fund-raising will be flexible. This makes it unnecessary to repeat the same operation every time when one wants to make a regular donation or donation.

Here, if information about the credit card, such as the credit card number and the expiration date, is used as the payment necessary information, a new payment channel for payment by a credit card can be established.

[0098] In selecting a donation destination or a donation destination,
If you select a donation or donation destination from the list of donations or donation destinations prepared by the reception agency, the reception agency will start collecting donations or donations from the stage of providing information on donations or donations. A consistent operation is possible up to the management, and a selection key for donation or donation acceptance service is provided on the screen provided by the existing server, and the selection key is provided on the screen provided by the existing server via the mobile terminal. If the user presses the button, a service of accepting donations or donations by the reception agency is provided, so that opportunities for donations and donations can be further increased.

Further, a request for distribution of an e-mail from a donation destination or a donation destination is made via a portable terminal. By distributing to mobile devices via mobile devices, donors or fundraisers can receive reports on the use of funds and activity reports from organizations, organizations, and individuals who are donating or donating funds. It becomes easy to grasp the flow.

Further, if it is possible to request the reception agency to issue a receipt via the mobile terminal, it is possible to eliminate the anxiety about making a donation or donation using the mobile terminal and confirm the fact that the donation was made. Will be able to
The reception agency determines whether the amount specified by the amount information entered on the mobile terminal is within the range of the acceptance limit, and rejects donations or donations if the amount exceeds the range of the acceptance limit By doing so, for example, there is a limit on the upper limit of the donation amount or the donation amount, and this is suitable for the case of making a donation or donation within that frame.

Furthermore, a request for updating the amount information, personal information, information required for settlement, selection information, and the like transmitted from the portable terminal and received by the receiving agency is made via the portable terminal. By updating the information received by the user, when the user makes the next donation or donation, it is possible to reflect the time-varying information on the user side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example when a system according to the present invention is used for donation.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a flow until a donation destination is specified in the embodiment of the present invention as a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of a mobile phone.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a flow of an introduction part of a donation procedure as a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of a donation receiving procedure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific configuration example of a reception procedure shown in FIG. 4 as a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a continuation of the reception procedure shown in FIG. 5 as a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a mail distribution reception process as a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 8 shows a part of a process for correcting personal information;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

FIG. 9 shows the remaining processing for correcting personal information;
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a flow of a screen displayed on a display unit of the mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile terminal 2 Reception agency 3 Payment institution 4 Network 5 Mobile phone 10 Display unit 11 Operation unit

Claims (20)

[Claims] 1. An automatic donation that automatically receives a donation or donation from a user using a mobile terminal, a reception agency, and a settlement institution used by the user connected via a network. In the donation processing method, via the mobile terminal, at least, amount information for specifying the amount of the donation or donation, personal information of the person who makes the donation or donation, and the amount specified in the amount information Entering the settlement necessary information necessary for settlement, transmitting these information to the reception agency, the reception agency, the amount information transmitted from the mobile terminal, the personal information, and the Receiving payment necessary information, transmitting the payment required information to the payment institution, and requesting determination of whether or not payment is possible; and the payment institution receives the payment required information, Determining whether settlement is possible based on the settlement necessary information, transmitting this determination result to the reception agency, the reception agency receives the determination result of the settlement transmitted from the settlement agency, If the settlement is acceptable, the accepting of the donation or donation is approved and a notification to that effect is transmitted to the mobile terminal.If the settlement is not possible, the accepting of the donation or donation is refused and a notification to that effect is made. And transmitting the information to the portable terminal. 2. The transmission of the money amount information, the personal information, and the settlement necessary information is separately performed, and each time the reception agency presents a confirmation screen to the portable terminal, The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of prompting the user to confirm. 3. inputting selection information for selecting whether to make the donation or donation collectively or every predetermined period via the mobile terminal, and transmitting the selection information to the reception agency. The reception agency, if the donation or donation is collective, prompts the settlement agency to collectively settle,
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of: prompting the settlement institution to settle the payment every predetermined period when the donation or donation is performed at predetermined intervals.
Fundraising processing method. 4. The automatic donation / collection processing method according to claim 1, wherein the settlement necessary information is information on a credit card such as a credit card number and an expiration date. 5. A step of transmitting a list of donation destinations or donations prepared by the reception agency to the mobile terminal, and selecting a donation destination or donation destination from the list via the mobile terminal. 2. The automatic donation / collection processing method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: performing the process of each step according to claim 1 for the donation destination or donation destination selected in the selection step. 6. A screen provided by an existing server connected to the network is provided with a selection key of a donation or donation reception service, and the selection key is provided on the screen provided by the existing server via the mobile terminal. 2. The automatic donation / collection processing method according to claim 1, wherein the process of each step according to claim 1 is performed when the user selects a donation or donation acceptance service by pressing. 7. A step of requesting distribution of an e-mail from a donation destination or a donation destination via the portable terminal, and, when there is a request for e-mail distribution, transmitting an e-mail from the donation destination or the donation destination. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of distributing to said portable terminal via said reception agency. 8. The automatic donation / collection processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of requesting the reception agency to issue a receipt via the portable terminal. 9. The reception agency determines whether or not the amount specified by the amount information input by the mobile terminal is within a range of an acceptance limit, and determines whether the amount exceeds the range of the acceptance limit. 2. The automatic donation and donation processing method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of refusing to accept the donation or donation. 10. A step of requesting an update of information transmitted from the mobile terminal and received by the reception agency through the mobile terminal, wherein the reception agency receives the information based on the update request from the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1 or 3, further comprising the step of updating the received information. 11. An automatic donation that automatically receives a donation or donation from a user using a mobile terminal, a reception agency, and a settlement institution used by the user connected via a network. In the donation processing system, the mobile terminal setstle at least the amount information for specifying the amount of the donation or donation, personal information of a person who makes the donation or donation, and the amount specified by the amount information. Input means for inputting necessary settlement information necessary for the transmission, and transmission means for transmitting the information to the reception agency, the reception agency is configured to transmit the amount information, the personal information transmitted from the mobile terminal, Means for receiving the information and the payment required information, storage means for storing the received amount information, the personal information and the payment required information, and the payment required information The and means for requesting the determination of whether the payment was sent to the clearing house, the clearing house, and means for receiving the payment necessary information,
Means for determining whether payment is possible based on the received payment necessary information, and means for transmitting the determination result to the reception agency, wherein the reception agency determines whether the payment is determined by the payment agency. Means for receiving the determination result of, and, if the settlement is possible, approves the acceptance of the donation or donation and sends a notification to that effect to the portable terminal; if the settlement is not possible, the donation or the donation Means for rejecting the acceptance and transmitting a notice to that effect to the portable terminal. 12. The information input by the input means and the information transmission by the transmission means are separately performed for each information, and each time the reception agency issues a confirmation screen to the mobile terminal. 12. The automatic donation and donation processing system according to claim 11, further comprising means for presenting and prompting a user of the portable terminal to confirm. 13. The portable terminal, comprising: means for inputting selection information for selecting whether to make the donation or donation collectively or every predetermined period; and transmitting the input selection information to the reception agency. Means for receiving the selection information sent from the mobile terminal, and, if the donation or donation is collective, collective settlement with the settlement institution. 12. The automatic donation / collection processing system according to claim 11, further comprising: means for urging the settlement institution to settle the payment every predetermined period when the donation or donation is performed at predetermined intervals. . 14. The automatic donation according to claim 11, wherein the settlement necessary information is information on a credit card such as a credit card number and an expiration date.
Fundraising processing system. 15. The reception agency further includes means for transmitting a list of donation destinations or donations prepared in advance to the mobile terminal, and the mobile terminal receives the list of donations or donations. 12. The automatic donation and donation processing system according to claim 11, further comprising: means for selecting a donation destination or a donation destination from the received list. 16. A screen provided by an existing server connected to the network is provided with a selection key for a donation or donation reception service, and the selection key is provided on the screen provided by the existing server via the mobile terminal. 12. The automatic donation according to claim 11, wherein the process is shifted to a process between the mobile terminal and the reception agency when the user presses a button to select a donation or a donation reception service. Fundraising processing system. 17. The mobile terminal further comprises means for transmitting a distribution request of an e-mail from a donation destination or a donation destination to the reception agency, wherein the reception agency receives an e-mail distribution request. 12. The automatic donation and donation processing system according to claim 11, further comprising means for distributing an e-mail from the donation destination or the donation destination to the portable terminal. 18. The automatic donation / collection processing system according to claim 11, wherein said portable terminal further comprises means for requesting the reception agency to issue a receipt. 19. The reception agency determines whether or not the amount specified by the amount information input by the mobile terminal is within a range of a reception limit.
12. The automatic donation and donation processing system according to claim 11, further comprising: means for refusing to accept the donation or donation when the amount exceeds the range of the acceptance limit. 20. The mobile terminal further comprises means for requesting an update of information transmitted from the mobile terminal and received by the reception agency, wherein the reception agency receives an update request based on the update request from the mobile terminal. 12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising means for updating the received information.
Or the automatic donation and donation processing system described in 13.